Editorial

Abstract

Hermeneutics has undeniably played a central role in human intellectual reflection throughout history. For example, the Genesis story (chapters 1–2) about the creation of human beings and their relationship with God in the Garden of Eden illustrates that, even in this early context, humans engage with God and nature through their interpretive frameworks. They make decisions about following God’s commandments based on certain underlying assumptions. Thus, any approach or interaction with the surrounding reality—whether involving other human beings, society, culture, non-human creation, or the divine—constitutes a hermeneutical endeavor, whether consciously or unconsciously.